The reverse of the coin depicts a German shepherd dog, gilded in 24 carat gold, and a pup lying in grass with Chinese peony flowers in the background. The Chinese character for ‘dog’ and the inscription ‘Year of the Dog’ also appear in the design with The Perth Mint’s traditional ‘P’ mintmark

Each coin is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. The Year of the Dog Gilded Edition coin is housed in a red and black display case and illustrated shipper.

The Perth Mint will release no more than 47,500 of the 2018 Year of the Dog 1oz Silver Gilded Edition individually from a maximum mintage of 50,000.